Joseph E. Silvia has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, he was a member at Dickinson Wright PLLC.
“Our momentum in attracting lateral partners who immediately add to our platform continues to increase, which is terrific for Duane Morris in an already busy and productive year,” said Duane Morris Chairman and CEO Matthew A. Taylor.
“Joe’s long and distinguished background in complex bank regulatory, fintech, consumer finance, and banking M&A transactions will be invaluable to our 200 bank clients across the United States. He is a terrific addition to our 50 lawyer plus banking and finance team,” said Brian P. Kerwin, chair of Duane Morris’ 200-lawyer Corporate Practice Group.
“We welcome Joe to our dynamic and collegial office in Chicago, which has been consistently designated as a ‘great place to work,’” said Neville M. Bilimoria, managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office. “We will continue to be laser focused on adding new, marquee talent to our Chicago office.”
Silvia advises financial institution clients on a variety of corporate and regulatory matters, including mergers and acquisitions, securitizations, strategic transactions, governance, international banking, payments, anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance, and private equity and venture capital investments. He advises financial institutions, fintech companies and corporations regarding risk and regulatory compliance, third-party vendor management, consumer protection, digital currencies, blockchain, affiliate transactions, privacy, and retail and commercial banking. In this capacity, Silvia advises on drafting and negotiation of vendor agreements, required disclosures and agreements between financial institutions and their clients. Silvia handles matters related to banking, credit union and financial services regulation, including state and federal regulation with respect to licensing, retail banking, consumer credit, cannabis, anti-money laundering and OFAC compliance and more. Having previously served as counsel to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago-where he focused on the supervision and regulation of banks, bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies, consumer finance and compliance matters-Senior Public Policy Specialist at the Mortgage Bankers Association and Chief Policy Counsel at the Washington Legal Foundation, he has a unique perspective on all aspects of the financial system. Silvia is an adjunct professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he teaches a course on consumer banking law.
“I am excited to add to the capabilities of Duane Morris and its Corporate Practice Group while also providing my clients with new opportunities via the firm’s dynamic platform and industry-focused teams,” said Silvia.
Silvia is a graduate of the George Washington University Law School (LL.M., 2010), Chicago-Kent College of Law (LL.M., J.D., 2007) and Miami University (B.A., 2004).
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